Andrea McLean

Before she became anchor of the award-winning Loose Women in 2007, Andrea McLean was best-known as one of the core team of presenters on GMTV. On New Year's Eve 2008, Andrea left the early-morning breakfast show after 11 years to concentrate on Loose Women and enjoy the benefits of a full night's sleep. In 2009 she took part in Celebrity Total Wipeout, which was filmed in a surprisingly chilly Argentina. Andrea was spectacular for all the wrong reasons as she couldn't stop laughing and came resoundingly last. McLean also took part in ITV1's reality ice-skating competition Dancing on Ice, in 2006. After she was eliminated, she went on to present the weekday show Dancing on Ice Extra for the rest of the show's run along with fellow ex-contestant Andi Peters.

During her career Andrea has appeared in a Bollywood movie, rap jumped off Table Mountain in South Africa and looped-the-loop strapped to the top of a bi-plane; she's also gained a RAC Formula 4 motor racing license, which has since expired through lack of a racing car. Andrea still works as a journalist, and has written for The Mail on Sunday, The Daily Record, Red, TV Times, BBC Parenting Magazine, Woman's Weekly, Star Magazine, The Sunday Post, Bella, Best, Closer & Woman.